Richelieu
By: by Karl Federn, with twenty-six illustrations and one facsimile. Translated by Bernard Miall
Publisher: Frederick A. Stokes Company
Published: 1928
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng; fre
Number of pages: 253
Subjects: Politics and government; History
Description: "Armand Jean du Plessis, cardinal-duc de Richelieu et de Fronsac; 9 September 1585 ? 4 December 1642) was a French clergyman, noble and statesman. Consecrated as a bishop in 1608, he later entered politics, becoming a Secretary of State in 1616. Richelieu soon rose in both the Catholic Church and the French government, becoming a Cardinal in 1622, and King Louis XIII's chief minister in 1624. He remained in office until his death in 1642; he was succeeded by Cardinal Mazarin, whose career he had fostered."--Wikipedia.